SLIDER

A letter to a fledging tarot reader...

20.7.17

Dear tarot-reader-in-training,

There’s so much that I want to tell
you, but I’m not sure where to start. I look at you and I see myself. I will
always remember the day I got my first deck and I hope that you’ll always
remember yours too, because that day marked the start of an incredible journey,
whether you’re aware of it or not.

It doesn’t matter if you go on to read
for thousands of people in this lifetime or if you solely use tarot for
yourself, but you will become a catalyst for transformation. An agent of
positive change.

I want to tell you that even if how you
came to possess your first deck seemed really ordinary and run-of-the-mill, it
most certainly wasn’t. There are greater forces at work in this world and I
truly believe that tarot finds the right people. Tarot seeks out the seers, the
visionaries, the healers. If you’re holding a deck right now, I can tell you
that there’s a 99.9 per cent chance that you’ve held one before in a previous
lifetime. That’s why it all feels so familiar. When you close your eyes and
start to shuffle, that’s why it feels so comfortable.

The most important thing for you to
know is that you shouldn’t doubt yourself. Doubt will arise, and it will come
back again and again, but whatever you see in a spread, whatever niggles crop
up you should trust them. Yes, a tarot card is just a glorified piece of
cardboard, but it helps to open you up to your intuition and that’s something
you should always trust, no matter what. Say what you see. Say what you feel.
Say what you sense.

I want you to know that there will be
people who will try to tear you down. Who will be afraid of what you can do.
Who will rubbish your intuitions. Pay no attention to them. You are a sensitive
soul who is so in touch with the world and the heavens. You
are divine and you shouldn’t allow these people to hurt you. Keep doing what
you’re doing. Keep forging ahead. It may not seem like it now, but you will
help yourself so much through tarot in the coming weeks, months and years and
you will help thousands change their lives for the better through your use of
these cards if that’s what you want to do.

When it comes to your study, follow
your intuition. Just because one branch of this art has a well-respected
tradition behind it, don’t feel as though you have to conform. Take what you
like, take what resonates, and leave the rest behind you. Forge your own path
and don’t be afraid to bring your creativity into the mix. Amazing things
happen when your personal creativity is ignited.

And don’t be afraid to be vulnerable.
We are all faced with the tough readings, whether they’re for ourselves or
others. Your sensitivity is a gift and if you allow yourself to be vulnerable
you will be able to connect with yourself and with others in such a deeply
healing way. Allow your vulnerability to be expressed through your practice.
Keep your reading a safe, non-judgemental space where the only objective is to
hold space and become a source of compassion.

I want you to know that your reading
preferences will change. As will your deck preferences. Sometimes you’ll be
diligent with those daily draws, other times you will give up on them, frustrated by the messages that the cards reflect back to you.

I want you to know that it’s okay to
fall away from your practice. It’s okay if you don’t practice for months or
years, but you will return because this is something that is in your blood. And
tarot will always welcome you back. Your intuition will always welcome you
home.

You are stepping onto a path that is
incredible, joyous, wonderful and awe-inspiring. But also one that is tough and
hard and requires great heart and bravery, not because the art itself is hard,
but because as a reader you will examine every aspect of yourself and your
life, and you will always seek to do better, to live more fully and to open
your heart as wide as you can.

And that, no matter what anyone else
says, is so admirable.

You are not just a tarot reader. You
are a revolutionary, a warrior, a healer and a light that seeks to raise others
higher.

I bow to you and thank you. With you,
all of us learn more. Thanks to you, thousands will be inspired. With you,
perspectives change and hearts open. With you, healing occurs.